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Girl with Doll

Artist Unknown
Dateca. 1848-1850
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 3 3/4 × 6 1/2 × 1/4 inches (9.53 × 16.51 × 0.64 cm)
Case (closed): 3 3/4 × 3 1/8 × 5/8 inches (9.53 × 7.94 × 1.59 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.446
Signednone
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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Collections
DescriptionImage of a young girl wearing a checkered dress seated beside a large doll in a wooden chair. Their cheeks are colored a rosy hue. This sixth plate daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a full leather case with a rose motif and floral embossed red velvet liner.
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